Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in Draco with STACEE

Search for Dark Matter Annihilation in Draco with STACEE

For some time, the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy has garnered interest as a possible source for the indirect detection of dark matter. Its large mass-to-light ratio and relative proximity to the Earth provide favorable conditions for the production of detectable gamma rays from dark matter self-anni...

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Veröffentlicht in:arXiv.org 2007-10
Hauptverfasser: Collaboration, STACEE, Driscoll, D D, Ball, J, Carson, J E, Covault, C E, tin, P, Gingrich, D M, Hanna, D S, Jarvis, A, Kildea, J, Lindner, T, Mueller, C, Mukherjee, R, Ong, R A, Ragan, K, Williams, D A, Zweerink, J
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Sprache:eng
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Cosmic ray showers
Dark matter
Dwarf galaxies
Galaxies
Gamma rays
Spheroidal galaxies
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Zusammenfassung:For some time, the Draco dwarf spheroidal galaxy has garnered interest as a possible source for the indirect detection of dark matter. Its large mass-to-light ratio and relative proximity to the Earth provide favorable conditions for the production of detectable gamma rays from dark matter self-annihilation in its core. The Solar Tower Atmospheric Cherenkov Effect Experiment (STACEE) is an air-shower Cherenkov telescope located in Albuquerque, NM capable of detecting gamma rays at energies above 100 GeV. We present the results of the STACEE observations of Draco during the 2005-2006 observing season totaling 10 hours of livetime after cuts.
ISSN:2331-8422